Research interests

Professional experience

Benn serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Operations Management, and as an associate editor at the Journal of Supply Chain Management. He is a board member of the European Operations Management Association (EurOMA), and a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply, UK (MCIPS). He has held visiting appointments at University of Pittsburgh, North Carolina State University, Manchester Business School, and University of Melbourne.

Previous appointments

Prior to joining Cambridge Judge Business School, Dr Lawson was Senior Lecturer in the School of Management at Queen's University Belfast, UK, and Lecturer in the Department of Management & Marketing at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Selected publications

Here are a selection of Benn Lawson's publications. Please see the "Selected publications" tab above for a more comprehensive list.

Challis, D., Samson, D. and Lawson, B. (2002) "Integrated manufacturing, employee and business performance: Australian and New Zealand evidence." International Journal of Production Research, 40(8): 1941-1964 (DOI: 10.1080/00207540210123643)

Challis, D., Samson, D. and Lawson, B. (2005) "Impact of technological, organizational and human resource investments on employee and manufacturing performance: Australian and New Zealand evidence." International Journal of Production Research, 43(1): 81-107 (DOI: 10.1080/00207540412331281935)

Squire, B., Cousins, P.D., Lawson, B. and Brown, S. (2009) "The effect of supplier manufacturing capabilities on buyer responsiveness: the role of collaboration." International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 29(8): 766-788 (DOI: 10.1108/01443570910977689)

Lawson, B. and Potter, A. (2012) "Determinants of knowledge transfer in inter-firm new product development projects." International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 32(10): 1228-1247 (DOI: 10.1108/01443571211274530)